I'm on holiday and you are probably not. Ha ha hahAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAAHhaJSL.

[limbimtimwim]

Thought I'd rub it in.

Today I rode to Mapua from Picton.

But I went via Keneperu Sound and Collingwood. I took some pictures.

The road out to Portage is bumpy but fun. Quite winding. It's very similar to Queen Charlotte Drive. The seal ends not too far past Portage. I turn around there.

Takaka hill is always good fun. Made it as far as Collingwood and then came back to Mapua.

Can't be bothered putting the pictures up on KB, so just look at them here: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=67909&l=20b65&id=696495759

[AllanB]

Good for you - and thats a nice ride you did today!

[mstriumph]

Ha yourself
holidays? ... just back and recovering
not only rode a harley down bitsa what's left of route 66 but, courtesy of a wayside lunchbar encounter with a bad batch of chilli, i actually vomited over merikan motorists across two states .... :sick:

so who's the proper biker NOW, eh?? i mean - vomiting over peops? from a harley? along the mother-road? :rolleyes: i think i've earned my tassles!!

ps - can anyone tell me what the correct Biker hand signal is for "sorry mate, i've just upchucked over your back fender" ?? :innocent:

pps - allowing for airflow and its tendency to make one get one's own back throwing up in an open-face helmet is almost as nasty as throwing up in a full-face ... *sigh*

[Lilly2w]

Lucky Lucky Bastard.

[FJRider]

The "Marble Mountain" to Takaka and beyond, is always good fun. Are you going further south... Hope saddle, St Arnaud, Buller Gorge maybe ???

[limbimtimwim]

pps - allowing for airflow and its tendency to make one get one's own back throwing up in an open-face helmet is almost as nasty as throwing up in a full-face ... *sigh*You have to get off and dance like this: <img src="http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/customavatars/avatar3321_18.gif">

[mstriumph]

You have to get off and dance like this: <img src="http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/customavatars/avatar3321_18.gif">

:laugh: too busy escaping from streaky motorists .....

[FJRider]

ps - can anyone tell me what the correct Biker hand signal is for "sorry mate, i've just upchucked over your back fender" ?? :innocent:



There are times, when hand signals... or words (if capable of speech) are superfluous...

[Swampdonkey]

Hey Lim ,was down same route last week,awesum ride. The met service is all good to go tomorrow. priceless

[puddytat]

It be an awesome ride from Motueka to Kohatu to Murchison to Westport....

[Kendog]

Very nice photos. One day I will get down there for a ride.

Have I missed something, what is that nice looking black bike?

[madmal64]

Nice Simon!
Ive got 8 days down south starting next Wednesday.
Glad you are sweeping the roads clean for me. Good on ya!

[Jiminy]

But I went via Keneperu Sound and Collingwood. I took some pictures.

I did that road last February, just before hoping on the ferry. One of the best ride I've done this year! I am NOT jealous! :doh:

Seriously, enjoy your trip :)

[shafty]

Great pix Mate!

[Creeping Death]

Very nice pix and brilliant weather!Nice!:banana::2thumbsup

[James Deuce]

Went to the Portage for my 1st Wedding Anniversary. We flew over from Aotea lagoon in a floatplane. It was totally awesome. Just like your photos.

[portokiwi]

Great photos mate. I love that part of the south Island.

[koba]

That is a nice cuntbike that kendog pointed out ;)

[NighthawkNZ]

phhhhffff I have been on holiday since I was born...

[Lissa]

Bastard! Enjoy it while you can Simon, it will probably be crappy here when you get back. :laugh: its raining here :weep: Enjoy!

[limbimtimwim]

Very nice photos. One day I will get down there for a ride.It's better than that North Island crap.
Have I missed something, what is that nice looking black bike?I may have accidentally purchased a 999..

[Kendog]

I may have accidentally purchased a 999..

LOL. I am sure that does not fit into the last plan you told me about, but I bet you are enjoying it.
Do not let me ride it, last time I rode one of your bikes it cost me a lot of money.

[portokiwi]

:weep: My Christmas leave has been turned down:weep:

[limbimtimwim]

Stupid Italian bike. Kerry for KTL is working hard for me though, cheers man.

So I took a boat ride.

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=68103&l=39f70&id=696495759

[Creeping Death]

Stupid Italian bike. Kerry for KTL is working hard for me though, cheers man.

So I took a boat ride.

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=68103&l=39f70&id=696495759

Not bein' rude or nothin,but why do I feel like when I look at your pic,It's actually you?

[limbimtimwim]

Not bein' rude or nothin,but why do I feel like when I look at your pic,It's actually you?Eh?

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[limbimtimwim]

So I rode a BICYCLE.

Fuck.

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=68321&l=ca44a&id=696495759

Hopefully today it'll show up...

Edit: Should rename this thread to "Motueka isn't a bad place to be stuck. You could be stuck in Greymouth"

[limbimtimwim]

Today, it rained. All the way from Motueka to Hokitika.

But it still had it's moments. In a wet kinda way.

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=69112&l=d06d2&id=696495759

[JATZ]

Yup, Kracker day for a ride aye.
Looking at your pics of the bike ride, you would've ridden past my house, should've swung in for a beer

[koba]

I spotted the shags in your pics around Abel Tasman.
Filth!

[Number One]

You still on holiday? Pooh bum :bleh:

Ride safe and enjoy :sunny:

[limbimtimwim]

It was wet today. So wet even the bike was pissed at how wet it was. And it's a machine. Because between Hokitika and Fox Glacier, the bike forgot how to idle. That's right, no idle for Mr Spaghetti electrics, I'll just slowly wind down to a halt because I feel like it.

Very convenient, it stops the owner from having to operate the kill switch or key to stop the engine. Ducati think of everything on their bikes.

After Fox Glacier however, Mr Spewgatti remembered what the fuck it was doing and resumed having the 'idle' function. Shame, I was getting used to doing that blipping the throttle thing that so many other motorcyclists feel the need to do. Maybe that is why, their bikes also have the innovation.

It was very wet. But then, it was dry. Quite amazing really.

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=69361&l=5c396&id=696495759

[jrandom]

Man, that is awesome. And by awesome, I mean totally sweet.

[lb99]

Thought I'd rub it in.

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The road out to Portage is bumpy but fun........http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=67909&l=20b65&id=696495759

I took a dump truck over that road the other day, it gets much better after the seal ends.

funny thing is I got held up by a bike (a harley), nowhere to pass, at least not in a 3 axle truck.
I had to sit there cursing for about 10 km while watching this poor fucker deck everything out trying to pull away from me, eventually he gave up and let me pass.....I never saw him in my mirrors after that.

[limbimtimwim]

It was good: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=69734&l=4aec7&id=696495759

Then it was bad: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=69730&l=7aa0a&id=696495759

What a shit holiday :wari::wari::wari::wari:

[Maha]

Oh dear god, what the hell happened?
That bit of road looks ok? bit of sunstrike maybe?
What a bastard way to end it.

Glad you are alright.
Mark

[koba]

It was good: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=69734&l=4aec7&id=696495759

Then it was bad: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=69730&l=7aa0a&id=696495759

What a shit holiday :wari::wari::wari::wari:

BUGGER!


tenchar

[jrandom]

ZOMG, Simon wins his Ducati Ditch Surfing merit badge.

I take it you're aiight dude? How'd it happen? Will you go back to only riding proper Japanese motorcycles now?

The tumbling does last for an oddly long time when you're doing it, doesn't it.

[Str8 Jacket]

Who's laughing now, eh?!


Glad you're OK though!

[jrandom]

Who's laughing now, eh?!

You are such a big meanie-head.

[portokiwi]

The poor horse (bike):2guns: did you put it down:2guns: .
Man that would have put a damper on your hollidays

[LilSel]

Bugger!!! Good you are ok tho :)

[limbimtimwim]

Who's laughing now, eh?!Yeah, that's the price you pay for being a smartarse.
Glad you're OK though!Initial diagnosis was a broken finger. This morning it looked like two. Turns out they are just badly bruised. I have my first x-ray! I love the look of it, I'm going to get it framed. Left arm is slightly immobile, but getting better by the hour. Some bruises on my legs.

New alpinestars jacket, new Quasi pants, old Quasi gloves, middle aged Forma Boots and my party helmet all did exactly what they should. Oxford tank bag ripped itself to pieces, but amazingly my Pentax SLR and TomTom Satnav that were in it still work and look okay. Helmet looks to be in very good shape, but it'll never wear it again just in case*.

Looking at the bike this morning in a garage it wasn't as bad as I thought. The side it was lieing on was actually in good condition, as if someone had gently put it down in the grass. The side it fell onto (The right) is all a bit scratched up. I don't think the fairing is actually cracked anywhere though! Amazing. Brake lever is missing the bit you put your toe on, but the lever is still there. The tank has a ding in it. The windscreen is smashed to bits. Both the mirror/indicators are broken. The tail light assembly is a bit sad. The whole rear subframe has bent down towards the wheel, which means the exhaust system has got bent too. The swingarm has some small dents in it. The clutch cover has some gouges, but no holes. Matters less with a dry clutch anyway.

So what happened?

I dozed off. Not falling asleap dozing off, but more like just thinking about other stuff really and the corner snuck up on me. Daydreaming even. Probably thinking about boobies or admiring the scenery. What an idiot. I wasn't speeding, I'd needed to save fuel because there is no fuel in Milford Sound anymore ( :( The local cop also was irritated about this) and I could only ride so far out before turning around and coming back. Also someone had flashed their lights at me a few KM down the road. Warning me of what, I don't know..?

I got a ticket for failing to stay in my lane. $150. Constable Ure of Te Anau is a super nice guy, be nice to him and he'll be nice to you. Also Dr Steven Graham is a top fella.

I am insured up to my eyeballs. Even my gear.

* Except at parties.

[limbimtimwim]

Oh yea. If it were to be written off, I already have crazy ideas of a bigger sprocket on back, high bars, no baffles and removing the fairings...

[Fatjim]

And maybe a coffee cup holder?

[Kendog]

If you didn't want me to ride your bike, you should have just said ;)

Glad you are ok.

[elle-f]

I'm glad you are ok.

[James Deuce]

Schiesen.

Let me know if you need a kiss and cuddle when you get back.

I'd been having a holiday vicariously until this happened.

You may have been done over by the invisible Tangata Haggis tribe. No one expects the Tangata Haggis.

[Number One]

Bugger! Sorry to hear of this Dumbledoor...glad you are ok though! :hug: